Jeff "Tain" Watts


Jeff "Tain" Watts is an American jazz drummer who has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Betty Carter, Michael Brecker, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, and others.

Biography

Watts got the nickname "Tain" from Kenny Kirkland when they were on tour in Florida and drove past a Chieftain gas station. He was given a Guggenheim fellowship in music composition in 2017. Watts attended Berklee College of Music, where he met collaborator Branford Marsalis.

Discography

As leader

  • Megawatts
  • Citizen Tain
  • Bar Talk
  • Detained at the Blue Note
  • Folks Songs
  • Watts
  • Family
  • Blue, Vol. 1
  • Blue, Vol. 2
  • ''Detained in Amsterdam''

As sideman

With John Beasley
With Paul Bollenback
  • Double Gemini
  • Soul Grooves
  • Double Vision
  • Dreams
With Michael Brecker
With Joey Calderazzo
  • Simply Music
  • Joey Calderazzo
With Charles Fambrough'
  • The Proper Angle
  • The Charmer
With Kenny Garrett
With Jimmy Greene
With David Gilmore
With Conrad Herwig
  • Osteology
  • Unseen Universe
  • Land of Shadow
  • Reflections
With Stanley Jordan
  • Cornucopia
  • Live in New York
With David Kikoski
  • The Maze
  • Almost Twilight
  • Combinations
  • Surf's Up
  • The Five
  • Mostly Standards
  • Consequences
With Joe Locke
  • Beauty Burning
  • Storytelling
With Branford Marsalis
With Ellis Marsalis Jr.'
  • Ellis Marsalis Trio
  • Whistle Stop
With Wynton Marsalis
With Mingus Big Band
With Greg Osby
  • Art Forum
  • Channel Three
With Makoto Ozone
  • Live & Let Live Love for Japan
  • My Witch's Blue
With Danilo Perez
  • Panamonk
  • Central Avenue
With Courtney Pine
  • The Vision's Tale
  • Within the Realms of Our Dreams
  • Underground
With Robert Stewart
  • In the Gutta
  • The Force
With Sadao Watanabe
  • Parker's Mood
  • Tokyo Dating
With Warren Wolf
With others

Awards and honors

Grammy Awards